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TILE MACHINE. No. 267,847. Patented Nov. 21, 1882` L H J N. PLTEES. MID-Lithograph, Wnhinon. ILC.

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TILE MACHINE.

(No Model.)

Y No. 267,847.

Patented Nov. 21, E882.

o QM O UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE ELBREG, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

'Y TILE-MACHINE.

' SPECIFICATION formingl part of Letters Patent No. 267,847, dated November 21, 1882,

Application filed Mey 2, 1882. (No model.)

` citizen of theUnited States, and a resident of Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tile-Machines, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to a tile-machine.

The object of my invention is to press the tile on carrier-plates, which are first oiled; then the clay or tile blank is placed upon carries plates, passed under an oil-roller, thence ear# ried between dies and-into a die'hox, where it is subjected to pressure toshape and form the tile, then delivered out of the dies by the automatic and intermittent action of the machine driven bypower, the motion of the machine being imparted by means of an oscillating shaft, from which shaft all parts of the machine primarily take their motion to successively carry out the various steps ofthe Operation.

t The various features and the mode of operation will be fully explained in the description of the accompanying drawings.

Figure l is a side elevation of my machine for oiling the carrier-plates; Fig. 2, an end elevation of the same. Fig. 3 represents the carrier-plate. Fig. et is a perspective view of the pressing-machine; Fig. 5, an end elevation of the same; Fig. 6,'a plan view of the reversing-gear; Fig. 7, a longitudinal section on line m m, Fig. 5; Fig. 8, a detail view ofone of the outside eccentrics operating the diearms5 Fig.V 9, a detail view of die-arm with die removed.

A A' A2 represent the'frameof my appa- Vare placedupon the angle-irons or Ways c2,

then, by means of the carrier-blocks a2, are carried under roller C, which oils the surface. When they reach the other end of the machine they are taken off by the operator and blanks of clay placed upon them, when they are ready for the second step.

D represents the frame-work of thepressing-machine; E E', driving-beltpulley-wheels, running in opposite directions, and mounted upon sleeves It, loosely rotatingon shaft c.

E2 represents a pinion mounted upon a sleeve tight upon shaft c.

E3 represents a quadrant-gear having teeth meshing with those of pinion E2, and mounted upon and keyed to shaft S.

F represents a shifting-lever, and f a shifting-frame for moving the sleeves li, laterally uponfshaft e; G G', clutch-teeth on the ends of the sleeves hh,which engage with similar teeth upon either end of clutch h'.

g q represent clutch-gears upon the inner hubs of the pulleys E E' and the outer ends of the clutches 11 so as to allow the lateral movement of either of clutches h to engage with clutch h' for communicating motion from either of the pulleys E E' to pinion E2.`

Hrrepresents a roller coveredwith porous substance, similar to roller C, for oiling the top ofthe clay out of which the tile is to be formed. L L' indicateacompound link-lever, operated by shaft S by means of the crank-arm Z2 in the manner hereinafter described.

L2 l l' m' indicate reciprocating adjusting mechanism connected to the adjusting-plate fm, which travels on 'angle-iron ways M'. Lever L2 is pivoted to the frame ofthe machine at s and connected by a slotted link, l', to the crank-arm l, secured Vto the shaft S.

M indicates angle-iron ways on the opposite end of the machine, on which plate c travels after being acted upon by the dies.

M indicates angle-iron ways, which are elevated in a plane above the ways M', so as to allow the adjusting-plate m to pass under the carrier-plate. I

n n are adjusting or centering triggers.

O is the casing or die box to hold die-plates in pressing; O', the top face of the plungerpiston; o, the clay or tile blank; P, the upper die-plate; P', vertically-sliding arms secured to plate P.

P2 represents guides, which are grooved to, receive arms 1)'.

I I' I" t' represent a crank-lever andeccen- IOO tric mechanism; J, a slot in the frame of the machine.

When the operator removes the plates from the machine shown in Figs. l and 2 and lls them with blanks of clay, he places one upon ways M and pushes it forward under the roller H to oil the top of the blank to` prevent its sticking to the die. Meanwhile the quadrant E2 oscillates to the right, carries arm l in the direction shown by the arrow, thus drawing link Z in the same direction and throwing arm L2, pivoted at s, to the right. This carries the adjusting-plate m with it back under the ways M upon ways M', as shown by dotted lines, Fig. 7, so that when the plate c, with clay o, passes out from under roller H and drops down upon ways M the adj ustiug-plate m will be in the` rear of it. When the shaft S rotates in the opposite direction the motion is reversed and the plate, with the tile-blank, is shoved along ways M between the dies. When the shaft S rotates to the right the arm Z2, operating link L', draws arm L downward. At the same time the arm I, traveling to the left, operates arm I', thus rotating eccentric I2 and allowing the press-beam K to drop down in slot J. Both ends of the arm L move .down without changing the inclination and xthem so as to close upon the-plate c and center it upon the plunger, when it is ready for the pressure. When the plunger and beam K drop they carry the top die, P, and arms P down, and this motion, by means of arm T, pivoted'to the frame of the machine and to thel eccentric t, rotates the eccentric, as shown by arrow, and throws arm P down, so as to draw the top die, P, down upon the clay.' These motions are all simultaneous with the downv ward motion of the plunger Q. Afterthe beam tinued downward motion vof the link L and.

arm L the roller` r is brought to act upon the inclined bottom of plunger Q, and, traveling" to the right, raises plunger Q, so as to lift plunger Q up and press the clay between the dies O2 and P and form on the surface any desired ornamental figures or ribs conforming to the face of the dies. When the quadrant F3 has revolved far enough to the right to cause these motions to be performed they are stopped by means of a lug, g', upon its periphery engaging with the bracket f as shown in Fig. 6, throwing the frame f over, so as to cause clutch-sleeves h to slide upon shaft e and throw loose sleeves of wheel E out of engagement and at the same time that of wheel E into engagement with the other end of the sleeve h', thus reversing the motion of the quadrant, and with it the motions of the various levers and arms before described. Lever F is moved to the right or left, so that sleeves h may be thrown out of or in gear at any period of the operation of the machine, and the motions instantly reversed at the will ofthe operator. In order to allow the operator to stop the machine at any point of its operation, the sleeves h h are set far enough apart to allow the clutchsleeve h to rotate freely between them. Lever F and frame f are attached to clutch-sleeves h h, so that both may be disengaged from the clutch-sleeve h by a partial throw of lever F, as shown in Fig. 6, or the motion may be at any time reversed bya full throw of the lever. The die is emptied and the machine set fory a second operation by reversing the motion by lugs e' g. The beam K, being raised by means of the eccentric I2, carries the arms P', together with the eccentric t, upward, and because the link or armTis pivoted to the frame of the machine, arm T draws the eccentric over to the right until it resumes the position shown in the drawings, Fig. 8, thus raising arms P', so as to lift the upper die, P, clear of the clay and above the plane of its travel, which allows the pressed tile, together with the plate c upon which it rests, to be pushed forward on ways M2 by the next succeeding plate, as shown in Fig. 4. These motions are repeated automatically and successively, ren'- dering the management of the machine very simple and easy. When lthe tiles pass out of the die upon the ways M2 they are taken by the operator and emptied and the plates c placed upon the ways of the machine, (shown in Fig. 1,) when .the same operations are repeated.

The machines s hown in Figs. 1 and 4 are placed side by side, the pulley B2 being mounted upon and driven by the same shaft, S, as quadrant E3. The legs or hooks c on the bottom of plate c serve as handles for the operator to remove them from and replace them upon the machine. The pulley b is attached to the shaft of pulley a by any usual clutch device, which allows it to run backward as an idler when shaft S moves to the right. When the motion of shaft S is reversed ratchet and pawl B b checks the backward movement of the carrer belt or apron.

I claim- 1. The oiling-machine composed essentially of traveling belt a, carriers a2, ways c2, and oilerroller G for oiling faces of carrier-plates c, substantially as herein set forth.

2. A tile-pressing machine composed essentially of the right and left driving-pulleys E E', quadrant E3, and gear E2, with reversing and clutch devices for operatin g the dies by the automatic reversal of quadrant E, substantially as herein set forth.

3. In a tile-pressing machine, the automatically-reversing quadrant-shaft S, in combination with the crank l, and links l L2, pivoted to and operating reciprocating carrier m, substantially as herein set forth.

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4. In combination with the oscillating shaft S, cranks I l2 for automatically operating the link-lever mechanism pivoted Ato said cranks for raising, lowering, and compressing the dies, substantially as herein set forth.

5. In combination with the oscillatin g shaft S, the crank Z2, link-levers L L', and eccentrically-pivoted rocking press-beam K, and inclined plunger'Q, for compressing the tile 'in the die-box,\snbstantially as herein set forth.

6. In combination with the rising-and-fallin g plunger Q, the arms N, attachedtheretmand the pivoted triggers n for centrally adjusting the carrier-plate c, substantially as herein set forth. v

7. In combination with the oscillating shaft S and cran k-arms I l?, and the linkleverpress ing mechanism, plunger-dies O2 P and diebox O, adapted to act intermittently and automatically, substantially as herein set forth. -8. The combination of the rising-and-falling plunger Q, with its die O2, the dicarms P, die

P, and die-box O, combined with and operated by means of levers L I, and eccentric I2. `and press-beam K, substantially as herein set forth.

9. `In combination with the oscillating shaft S, .right and left driving-pulleys E E and the reversing clutch mechanism h h', substantially as herein set forth.

10. In combination with the oscillatingV shaft S, right and left driving-pulleys E E', the revided with groove c, adapted to. receive and hold carrier c while the tile is being pressed between the lies in the presser-box, substantially as herein set forth. l

14. In combination with the die-pressin g machine operated bythe oscillating shaft S, the

`oiling-'tnachine containing the endless beltways, and oiler-roller C, the operative parts of which are intermittently actuated by the said oscillating shaft,`substantially as herein set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand inthe presence ot' two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE ELBREG. Witnesses:

ELLIOTT B. BLiss, WILLIAM EBY. 

